Relationship dossier
Djibouti
Egypt
Relationship assessment
High-level engagement and cooperation agreements underpin constructive Djibouti–Egypt ties
Djibouti toward Egypt
+35Djibouti hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2021 and concluded cooperation agreements with Egypt covering areas including health, education, culture and trade.
Egypt toward Djibouti
+35Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited Djibouti in 2021, and the two governments concluded cooperation agreements covering areas including health, education, culture and trade.
Overall relationship
+35High-level engagement and agreements across several civilian sectors provide a basis for constructive bilateral ties. The extent and durability of practical cooperation are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Djibouti and Egypt have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements on areas such as health, education, culture and trade. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s 2021 visit to Djibouti marked a high-level engagement that produced several cooperation agreements. The relationship appears constructive, though the breadth and continuity of implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited Djibouti, and the two governments signed cooperation agreements in areas including health, education, culture and trade.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the 2021 cooperation agreements have been implemented is unclear.
- Details of sustained cooperation beyond the 2021 agreements are limited.